Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons

Shirley C. Strum

Published by Random House, 1987

About this Item

A near fine copy, in a near fine clipped dust jacket, of the stated first edition. The binding of plum cloth spine over plum paper boards is clean, with strong gilt lettering to the spine and a lovely drawing to the front board. There is a vertical crease to the spine and just a hint of wear to the spine tips. Everything is sound and tight, with square unbumped corners. This copy has been inscribed by the author on the ffep "For Curtis, best wishes, Shirley". Otherwise the contents are clean and bright, with no ownership inscriptions or other markings of any kind. The dust jacket is neatly clipped, and shows only the slightest of edgewear, and very slight sunning to the yellow of the spine. It is now protected in a removable mylar cover. From the blurb: "When Shirley C. Strum first set out in 1972 from Berkeley, California, to do graduate work with baboons in Kenya, conventional wisdom had it that primate society, epitomized by monkeys such as baboons, was ruled by aggression, and that the large adult males dominated one another and their group by brute force. But her fascinating chronicle of fifteen years spent observing a troop of baboons nicknamed the Pumphouse Gang has revealed startling new aspects of animal behavior". Seller Inventory # NT000789

Bibliographic Details

Title: Almost Human: A Journey into the World of ...

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.